公而忘私

gōng ér wàng sī

Dictionary entry

for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically

What does 公而忘私 mean?

公而忘私 (gōng ér wàng sī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically

2selfless

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公gōngpublic · collectively owned 而érand · as well as 忘wàngto forget · to overlook 私sīpersonal · private

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公而忘私

gōng ér wàng sī

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